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Legislator�s stance could hurt research and state economy

State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald of Juneau, Wis., wants state officials to put stem cell research in a different building � or at least behind different walls � from other kinds of scientific research.

His reasoning is that because embryonic stem cell research is funded privately because of concerns by some that it requires the destruction of the embryos, it should be clearly separated from other types of research that are funded through state taxpayer money.